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somtam2000

The Mekong Express bus runs daily and there's a couple of other operators who also run the same route and I'd say a reservation from Oz was unnecessary but if you wanted to try to contact them directly, I've only got the email addresses for the Cambodian side of the operation:

CHISEL440

Joined Travelfish8th January, 2008Posts: 2

Thanks Somtam2000

I tried the email addresses that you gave me but both have bounced back saying they cannot get through.

I will keep searching.

As we are travelling with kids (10 and 11) , we want to make sure that we can get on the Mekong Express Limousine bus rather than one of the others as it has the toilet and video screen etc.
Travelling with kids is hard enough but going through Vietnam and Cambodia for six hours on a bus will be interesting!!!

eastwest

Joined Travelfish17th December, 2009Posts: 778

There are plenty of bus companies that do this route in both ways.

In general they all have good to very good buses and service and most for a price of around $10 - $15 per person. It depends a bit on the luxury you want but in my experience for $15 you won't be hugely disappointed.
Booking in advance is not really necessary since there are so many companies doing it and they all run at least 2 times per day but most do 4-5 trips per day in either direction.

Also a lot of competition so standard and prices do not make much difference.

All buses do it in about 6 hours

I've had Mekong Express, Mai Linh and a purple bus. They were all fine and I would slightly favor the purple bus (sorry forgot the name) but there is really not much between them

69bertie

Haven't heard of any accidents but no doubt they do occur, as they can elsewhere. Robbery, you make it sound like the wild west. Things are much better than that. You're usually given a ticket for the luggage if it is put in the hold, you can put bags overhead But saying that the biggest confusion point is when they stop at the destination. Far too many people milling around for my liking. It would be better if they didn't allow tuk tuk drivers and the like into the drop off area.

medlinh11

Joined Travelfish28th November, 2011Posts: 1

Question - for those of us traveling from PHN to HCM via bus, will we have the opportunity to purchase a Visa at the border? What should I expect from that process? I have not gotten one ahead of time and heard that its easy to get one on this route...is this so?

MotHaiBa

Joined Travelfish3rd May, 2011Posts: 57

Medlinh11,
Pretty sure you can't get a viet visa at the border (Moc Bai/Bavet) on that bus from PP to HCM. You need to have the visa already ie go to the viet embassy in PP. On the other hand, if you are coming from HCM to PP, you can get a Cambo visa at that border crossing.
Good luck.

gwapo

Joined Travelfish4th June, 2011Posts: 49

Did the Mekong express from PP to HCMC last month. $12 if I remember correctly. The luggage was checked in securely and the hostess on board handed out cold water and snacks.There was a film showing on the TV screen.We had a 30 minute break for lunch,the border crossing was simple and the bus was good and had a toilet on board. No complaints

lostsomewhe-re

Joined Travelfish8th August, 2011Posts: 1

I took the Mekong express buses from Siem Reap to PP and from PP to HCMC in September. Both journeys took about 5 -6 hours with one stop for meals. I book both buses through the guest houses I stayed in. This seemed to be standard practice and was very efficient. The cost was around $12.
In PP thebus station to HCMC is at the Psar Russei (which is not the Russian Market by the way). Make sure to tell your tuk tuk or taxi this as there are several bus stations in PP.

darrylyoung

Does anyone have any contact details for Mai Linh buses? We're in HCMC at the moment and we want to take a bus down to Can Tho. I know they run and take about 5 hours because a lot of people mention them on forums but nobody has said how we get on one and from where. We're in district 1 at the moment. Any information would be great. Thanks in advance!